CHIEF OFFICER'S CLAIM.
Alleged Wrongful Dismissal
of Sick Mariser.
THE HONGKONG
HONGKONG TELEGRA PH
HARBOUR OFFENCES.
P. C. Chos. Aitkin charged the master .of. the steam launch Yan Wo, before Comman-. This afternoon inthe Summary der C.W. Beckwith B.N., at the Court, before the Poiene Judge, Marine Court this morning, with Mr. F.. A. Hazeland, Mr. G. W. unlawfully failing to ease the Ellis ued the Phranang 8. S. engines of thesaid vessel to "dead. : Co. for $472.50, being an toalow," and passing through the $247.50, for thirty three days entrance at a speed not exceeding salary and $225 for dam-3 knots, when entering the typ
the-defence.
ANOTHER OPIUM SEIZURE.
ct
Nearly $40,000 Worth on The
s.s. Kutsang,
The Fongkong Revenue officers have again proved that their vigilance has not been relaxed, and that smugglers must get up very early if they wish to defeat them.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1915,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
THE TURNING POINT IN THE BATTLE.
GERMANS MAKE AN EXCELLENT MARK.
were also
FRENCH DREADNOUGHT LAUNCHED.
(Havas Telegram.}
0.
May 1.
A legislative deputation arrived in Paris from Finland, on a visit to President Poincare and Cardinal Amette.
OUR LONDON LETTER, trench mortars are a wonderful
DEATH OF MR. G. CHAMIER
pisco of scientific work; they make no report when fired, as the Soldiers Stories, „ bomb is propelled by compressed The many friends of Mre. Frank sir. Oute makes a row like a Grove in Hongkong will regret ta (Continued from Friday.) thunderclap. The prisoners I took learn that har father, Mr. George (From our Special Correspondent were very well dressed (smart and Chamier, died last week at Shang- Wounded soldiers who were in clean), plenty of good rations, bai. Mr. Charnier, who was n the fighting at. Neuve Chapelle bread, bally beef, chocolate, passenger by the Fushime-marn; give some very vivid and cheeraoffee, biscuits, good boots to was seized with an attack of May 3, 1.30a.m.
ful
accounts of the undertaking. prevent frostbite in their apoplexy shortly after the vessel Eye-witnesa ina message from Headquartere on April 30 "The Germans were occksure that trenched they oil their feet, entered the river on the 24th ult ages for wrozglal dismissal hoon shelter at Yauamti at 8.36 slatee: There was a strong Anglo-French counter-attack on the mora- we should never shift them from then bandage them and oil and he succumbed the following says on the baidage, wear two pairs of day in the General Hospital at Mr. J. H. Gardiner, appeared a.m., on the 28th ultimo. Defending of April 24, on the whole line from Steenstraste, to the east of S.Neave Chapelle,"
Julien, which accompanied by a violent bombardment marked the Tommy, "They were going to stay socke, then a pair of carpet slip Shanghai. The late Mr. Chamier, for the plaintiff, and Mr. W. E. Lant was fined $20...
PO. Brown charged Cheung turning point in the battle of Ypres, definitely checking the enemy's there, they told us, and used to pers, and then gum boots over who was 12 years of age, had had wide experience as a civil Shenton, of Mossre. Deacon,
A points we were. Another officer, who was engineer. He left England when Looker, Deacon and Haraton, for Tem Shing the master of a pass-offensive and gaining some ground. The guns were concentrated bawl the news to us from their the top of that:
enger boat, with unlawfully fail on both sides and poured fourth a great volume of fire. The British tregohes Gardiner said that the ing to licence his vessel in the infantry on the right, stormed the trenches close to St. Julien divided by less than thirty yards, through the picture show" at young, and began his professional plaintiff was originally engaged harbour of the Colony on the and gained the southern outskirts of the village. Several and many of them were quite St. Eloi, winds up his description career in New Zealand, sub-
tronches west of the village
captured, re friendly. One man called out of the fighting, which inoladed sequently taking a part in the As second officer on the 8.a. 22nd ultimo. A fue of $5 w
presenting an advance of seven hundred yards, but the enemy's ex from the German lines "Is there a two houra' truce while the com- construction of the first Tasmani Phranang some tius in Jaly last, imposed.
tensive use of gae and machine guns caused a retirement at certain eny body there from Battersea? batants walked, about together an railway and the early Western and was later promoted to first
points. In the meantime the French recaptured Lizsine and pro. When the charge came, and we picking up their wounded, by Australian railways. He practis offer. Ile acted in that capacity
Aressed along the west bank of the oanal. The losses on both sides formed part of the whole attacking stating that the awful mud ised as a Consulting Engineer for up to March 12 when, on his way
wera heavy. The fighting was largely in the open our artillery force, we went at it like school now drying up-"I wish I could some years both in Adelaide and from Bangkok to Hongkong.
had an excellent mark in the German close forrzations. A gealada cheering and singing for all see the daffodils and spring in Sydney, N.S.W. His last pro we were worth. Our lot carried flowers at home." Another officer fessional work was undertaken in Lo was taken. ill" with
eral counter-attack on April 27 enabled us to progress for an hour, Tambago. He informed the cap-
at the Germans olang stubbornly to their positions, using gas. The trench after trench to the tone of gives a good impression of what China as inspector of steel rai tain and on his arrival in Bong-
situation at night-fall was much the asmo. There was a complete Tipperary. Men were falling all it really means when the dark manufactures at the Hanyang a night is like works on behalf of several of the kong, on his advice, he left
lull on the 28th ult., the enemy were apparently exhausted. Else-round, but there was no stop ness of
ping. We just said "There goes "theinsideof a cow."He was leav-leading railways in China. He the ship to be medically treated. articlea
where there is nothing important.
S-and-so,' He signed off the
and kept on ing the trenches with his section was buried in the Bubbling Well 'bell for leather." Another and one man was unlucky enough cemetery, the chief mourdera be and the second officer was appoiot
British privata says, "I have
to stop a stray ballet with his leg.ing Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grove ed chic officer in his plans on
been in most of the big fights of The wounded man promptly fell of Nanking, daughter and son-in the understanding that the second
the War, but I have never seen into a deep ditch nearly up to his law of the deceased. The En officer would revert to his former capacity on the plaintiff joining
Revenue Officers, Wilden and A French dreadnought was successfully launched at Bordeauxor heard anything so terrific na neck, and the others stood around gineering Society of China we that gun fire out of sight some shouting for help, as the officer represented by Mr. A. C. Clear his ship. He went to see Doctor Marriott the same day and was McMillan, with a party of Chi in the presence of M Augagneur, the Minister of Marine. The new
where at the back of us. For remarks, as though they expected and a few engineering friends, a treated for tambago. Ile took up nese employed in their depact- dreadnought was christened Languedoc;
miles along the line there was a a couple of policemen to rash up a mark of regard and sympathy, continuous roar, and overhead with a stratoher and dark lag hia residence at the Grand Hotel ment, thought it wise to make a where ho underwent the treatment trip over to the 8.8. Kutsang, and
and to the right and left a scream terms. They fished the wounded and rowed in the Cambridge bot prescribed for him by the Doctor, after displaying inquisitorial ten-
ing as the sbelle flew by which man out and got him away, but against Oxford in 1911, and i Un April 3, he was much better denoies for awhile, came acres no
almost deafening. Our could only keep their places in the First Trinity bost at Hauley and he went roual and saw Mr. less than four hundred and sixty THE CIGARETTE &
artillery seemed to bave got the Indian file by each man hanging Second Lieut. D. M. Baia, of th Kew who was acting as super-pounds of Malwa opium-roughly
renge to a yard. We could see the
on to the cost:tails of the man in Gordona, and last year's oa intendent
four cases, and at present worth cr tu Home such
German trenches in front of as frost.Would you believe it," tain of the Oxford Rugb capacity, and ld him that about $36,000. This is another
being wiped out of existence. said this officer," when we got on Fifteen, has been big capture which has fallen to ho would be well enough the lot of the Revenue Officer in
Lydite and shrapnel rained into to the road again, which was like Bain was given his blue when the rejoin
This morning at the Supreme them and over them almost as getting home after a tedious frihman by the late Lian Ta Phranang
the last few days, although it
Court, the Chief Justios, Sic W. thick as snowflakes, and earth was journey, twomen were missing!". A ner, Bud from that time he he on her return, bat unfortunately his condition became worse and seeing quite small in comparison
Rees Davies K.O,, sitting in adspouting up in large masses every not commissioned officer of the boon one of the best forwards joured Criminal Sessions, had few feet. Nothing could live in Lancers writes home, a thrilling the game. He led the Scots again ho had to take to his bed with their recent haul of no less
5,00 before him the case in which two such a hellish fire, and we in the account of how he saved the Wales last season, and altogeth and was laid up from April than $150,000 worth..
boatmen, Lai Fonged 21, and trenchoe, who usually could bicon. He was among a party took part in eleven internation 4 to April 8 or
Lai Coeung Shing, 31, wore in not show a head without being detailed to fetch the rations, and matches. Another wounded Va noting chief officer, Mr. Wilson,
diated for the manslaughter of shot, stood up on our parapets come under heavy rifle fire on the sity Rugby man is Lieut. F. camo to see him and plaintiff told
15.00 another boatman named Tein to watch the spectacle in thrilling way back. After many adven- Fyman, who was a Cambrid him he was no well ecough to
Kan at Stanley. There was ori- fascination. Away on our tures, in the dark, with the ballets three quarter in 1907 and 190 rejoin the ship but hoped to do so when she returned. The Phra-
ginally a small boy charged as left I saw about 50 Germans make constantly pinging past their Capt. Lloyd, who has been kille 1:70 well and committed for trial, but a bolt for it. Our men spotted are, the party crawled into their was a frequent rider in point nang left and returned only at
5.00 in his case the Attorney General them and not one got away. In few daya ngo, On April 14 plain.
had eutered a molio proseque, two minutes they were all down. tiff saw Mr. Kew who informed
7.70
Prisoners pleaded not guilty. It was just like a lot of ninepins. him that the company would no
The Attorney General, the Hon. When we got the order to charge longer require his services as he
5.00 M. J. H. Kemp, prosecuted, and we gave a great shout as we clam had not reported himself to the
5.00 M. F. O. Jenkin, instructed by bered out of the trenches, and we captain or to the company when
5,00
Mr. Utto Kong Sing, defended.
raced across the hundred yards of the ship was last in post. Plaintiff
5.00 The jury was composed as fol- ground in no time. When we got went to see the secretary of the
5,00 lowa: Messre. P. Plage, D. Sto close quarters the Germans Toompany who maintained the
5.00 Eddie, A. J. Florin, W. Davies, throw down their rifles and held During the last nine days the is another well known boxer, beir same attitude.
W. O. Kaily, W. Taylor, H. up their arms, but that did not casualty lists have included the Navy and Army heavy-weig 30,00 Overy
save some of them Our men nemes of 74ficere, many of champion in 1903. Two prick were like tigers, and five times whom have been closely identified captains, G. L. Jessop and LEV their number would not have with aport: One of the earlier lists Troughton, have been gazette stopped us from getting through. included Capt. Wyndham Hale- for promotion. On the outbre One German officer whom I drag- welle, one of England's greatest of war the famous Gloucestershi ged out of a trench could speak quarter milers. He gave up run- batsman became a special com English very well. I said to him ning a season or two ago, but the stable in a London suburb, by You did not expect us, mate? pistare of him speeding along the he soon obtained a commission i and he replied, 'No, this has track on the occasion of the Olym the Manchester Regiment, an been a great surprise for us,"
German Efficiency, piad of 1908 in London, and, the has now been promoted to ten
to
9.
The
There was also 20 taola Coosine fonad, valued $200.
ALLEGATIONS OF
BAIBERY.
Accusations by Constable and Defendant.
At the Police Court, this mom og before Mr. J. R. Wood, a coolie was charged by Inspector O'Sullivan with being in unlawfal possession of a quantity of sugar and ground-nut cake, He was arrested, and then, it was alleg.
able who had him in charge, a bribe of forty cents to release bim
TOBACCO FUND. The following is the latest list of contributions to the Cigarette and Tobacco Fand for the Allied Forces at the Front. Amount acknowledg
ed to April 241h 1015 $4,309,21
Mr. L. N. Lesfe Mr. T. G Becke, Contribution for the month of April
No. 19 continued:-
Mr. F.F.Duckworth Mr. H. Livington... Mr. Bridge
List No. 45.
Mr.J.J.S. Kennedy Mr. A. Course Mr. R. J. Milton... Mr.W.Glendinning Mr. A.D.Macdonald Mr. P. Glendinning
Hon: Mr. Wei Yok,
O. M.G.
Plaintiff bore on his solicitors statement in the witness box.ed be offered the Chiness const-List No. 71,
The day following his dismissal witness wrote to the secretary of the company for his wages, and his letter was returned to him by Mr. Kew with a verbal message that he would receive nothing and could do whatever he liked.
1
Dr. Marriott, whose evidence was interposed at this juncture, said that plaintif was suffering from lumbago when he saw him in March, Witress told him to go "and lay back as he was unfit for
duty.
Mr. Shenten submitted that the plaintiff had no claim whatever upon the Company.
Plaintiff cross-examine said the lambago had not been con- inuous. He did not reosilect seeing Mr. Kow at a cinemato graph or having a conversation with him.
Defendant said the constable asked him for $2, but he did not have that amount and he gave him what he had,
A sentenceof twenty-eight day'a imprisonment was passed:
The Minnesota Affort.
We rre informed by the Nip- That cable information came from pou Yuen Koisha, local agents, Japan on the let inat, to the effect that the Great North a. Minne cota was set afloat on the night of the 30th ulto, and immediately Toceeded to Nagasaki for repairs.
List No. 12:4
Staff of Nestle and Anglo SwissCon- densed Milk...... List No. 96.
Mr. A E. Griffo Mr. G, G. Wood...
Per Mrs Philips Half gross receipte
of .: performance
David Garrick' of the Howitt Phillips Oc
Amount expended.
1.00
6.00
352.00
SEQUEL TO A CHILD'S
GAME.
Father and Uncle Charged With
Manslaughter.
...
W&S
wounde
trench, Bat the non-com. before point races, and as a schoolboy he got there, fell into a flooded Bedford Grammar School was Jack Johnson hole with two fit-clever boxer. "He took part in ches of bacon. He had to dive Pablio Bobools competition, an to recover the bacon, which he was then beaten by JW.H. eventually did, and was much Douglas, the English cricket cs aggrieved to find bis company dis- tain, who afterwarde becar tinctly critical of its appearance, amateur boxing champion. Cap The Price of Victory,
J.R.D. Stansfield, whole wounde
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS PUBLIC AUCTION
The case for the prosecution was that on February 19 the two prisoners who were boat people and brothers, were on the beach at Stanley, while the son of the second prisoner a lad of 11 years, 25.00
was playing at rolling cash, a game which was constantly played 2.00 2.00 by Chinese boys in the streets here. An old woman who was out
controversy that followed his sen- porary captain. Troughton, la 400 walking fell over the atone with A very interesting letter from a sational race, will always be re- sesson's Kent captain, has bee which the game was being played. wellknown lafantry Officer at the membered. Halswelle, who was granted a commission as Secon She picked herself up and scolded front with Sir John French is then a lieutenant in the fighland Lieut. in the Regalar Army, the child. The child scoldedworth quoting in fall. "Though Light Infantry, had won his beat her and the deceased who was most of us agree that one of our in the second round of the quar nearby, scolded him in tara. Pri menie worth three of the Germans, ter mile, and was leading in the soners came up anda quarrel en- what their Staff doesn't know final in which he was the only sued. They stored the deceased about war and its devices isn't British representative, when T. J. $4,842.91 and from the injuries he thus sus-worth knowing. Their trench Carpenter, one of the Americans, A Private Collection of Chinez
equipment is magnificent and bored him on to the outside of the Curios and Antiques. 4,328 67 tained he died.
The case was adjourned until their methods beyond praise. track. The photographe taken of THE Undersigned has receive When they blow up the trench the foolprints of the men left no
Instructions from H. Cru tomorrow
that the were in I came up to doubt that Halswelle had been Esq. to sell by Public Auction o reinforce about half an hour after, elbowed out of the race, and the FR TUESDAY, The three Opere remanded just as it was getting light and result was that Carpenter was The 11th May, 1915, commone
ing at 2.30p.m. at his Sales 905,000 Cigaretter. 2,580 lbs on charges of kidnapping, were placed my platoon under the com- disqualified and the heat declared
Rooms, Duddell Btreet disobarged by Mr. Wood at the
mand of the captain. I wanted void. It was intended to run it A Collection of Chines Why did you hand Mr. Gordon Plag Tobacco,
Police Court, this afternoon Mr.
to retake the trench at once, but afresh on the following day, but Curios & Antiques And you had a friendly game that card 7-I was in the habit of Numerous acknowledgments of poker? I had.
passing my time at the Engineers have been received from the Front Otto Kong Sing and Mr. O he wouldn't let me, and told us to the other competitore paid Hals comprising
Faithfull defended.
waittill daylight, so I watched the wolle the vice compliment, as a coloured, 3-coloured, Blue Well if you could play poker Institute and I heard these two and Trenches thanking friends
Hongkong Health Bill (6)... Germans with my periscope and set off to his unhappy experience, White, Green & Yellow Vasoa you were not very bad?-Lambipe were going home. I called for sending the much needed
The weekly return, showing the bagg does not effect your hands on Mr. Gordon to enquire into comforte, which are much sp-umber of cases of communicable saw them rush in. No sooner had of withdrawing from the race. Plates, Bowls, Incense Burner
etc., eto," and aride. You don't know what the matter. I stated to Mr. Gor-preciated diseases polified in the Colony for they got in than they had every The Scotsman was the Britieb Figuren, RAM lumbago is like or you, wouldn't don I was ashore sick, and if in It will be seen from the sm-the last wick ahore, one oies of sandtag off the parapet and block Champion, and his record of Old Bronzes, Poking Cloiss the course of a month or so, I had ounta "Trceived this week, the enteric fever, imported; and foured up the trench against na, and ; 482/5th reconde has never been Snuff Bottlea and Ornamenta
generous gift per Mia Phillips cases of bubonic plague, of which from loop-holes which are Another Varsity caraman has Ohinese Plotures, etc., etc,
they brought in their portable equalled cro Howitt Phillips Co
entremely good. They had all fallon. This is Lieut. O. 1. Bura and my Committee desires me to
our; when I retook the trench this rigged up in under half en and, a grandson of Sir Francie Bornand, for many years editor found they had everything. for a long 0000
Mr. Shentor Haven't you alea been to Macao?I have,
How long did you stay at Macao? One night.
stolk like that.”
After March 13 you applied for
a job as chief officer on the Rubi Zauro ?I did not.
Witness was handed a card; he could not remember when he handed it to Mr. Gordon, bat it was some time in March,
He denied that he saw Mr. Gordon and applied for the position of ohief officer on either the Rubi or Ziro.
not recovered, I should like to take the trip home if I could
As Chief Officer? It was matter of indifference to me if woat third
The case was proceeding as we went to press
Balance in hand May
$514.24 let 1915.
Total amount sent to date
Disrcharged.
three were fatal.
convey to them their sincere be the means of soon enabling thanks with so amaranse that the them to forward's father cons brave fellows at the Front and in
ment
4oz tenchor wil Bá informed of their great kindness which will Hon Secretar
RADNO Jade, Orystal, and Agate
TermsCash on deliver Catalogues will be issued On view from Monday
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of PanolaAttached after words 10th inst To the Grenadier Guarde, Bara